On Sun, Jul 22, 2007 at 02:24:10PM -0700, Jack Bates wrote:
> Package: perl
> Version: 5.8.8-7
> Severity: wishlist
>
> I wish there were a way to pass 'force' to the cpan script.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cpan MIRK/Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.08.tar.gz
> [...]
> Failed Test Stat Wstat Total Fail Failed List of Failed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> t/1-Net-Z3950-ZOOM.t 1 256 22 1 4.55% 20
> t/2-ZOOM.t 1 256 22 1 4.55% 20
> Failed 2/22 test scripts, 90.91% okay. 2/680 subtests failed, 99.71% okay.
> make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255
> /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
> Running make install
> make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
>
> Since most of the tests pass, I want to install this module anyway, but
> there's no convenient way to pass 'force' to:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cpan MIRK/Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.08.tar.gz
>
> Thanks, Jack
>
>From the cpan perldoc...
f Forces the specified action, when it normally would have failed.
Later in the examples...
# force install modules ( must use -i )
cpan -fi CGI::Minimal URI
Seems like its already a feature to me. Can someone confirm that the latest
Debian version can do this?
Thanks,
Steve Peters
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